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The Candida dubliniensis CdCDR1 gene is not essential for fluconazole resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2002
Moran Gary, Sullivan Derek, Morschhäuser Joachim, Coleman David
Abstract excerpt
The present study investigated the role of the Candida dubliniensis CdCDR1 and CdCDR2 genes in the development of fluconazole resistance. The C. dubliniensis CdCDR1 gene was 92% identical at the nucleotide sequence level to the corresponding C. albicans gene. However, 58% (14 of 24) of C. dubliniensis genotype 1 isolates tested harbored a nonsense mutation in the CdCDR1 open reading frame that converted codon 756...
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